Majority of Pinoys back more WPS joint patrols

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SWS survey also shows 8 in 10 voters prefer pro-WPS bets Close to 8 in 10 Filipinos are in favor of the Philippines holding joint sails and patrols with foreign states to assert the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed. At least 77 percent of the respondents agreed that the “Philippine government must further strengthen its alliance with other countries” through joint patrols, joint sails, and joint military exercises to assert and defend the country’s territorial and economic rights in the WPS. - Advertisement - Respondents from the National Capital Region gave...